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Friday, April 10, 2015

The anti-nuke METI tent is here to stay

The Tokyo High Court ruled a suspension of forcible
closure of the anti-nuclear METI tent on March 18. The court order required 5
million yen, which was temporarily paid for by one of the tent supporters.

“The
money well spent,” KAWAI Hiroyuki , a defense lawyer said. “This is
what we call, ‘the savior.’” He added in anger, “Because Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
promoted nuclear plants for 50 years, we are forced to suffer the consequence
of Fukushima disaster. It’s the government of ‘the ruin of a country,’ which is still trying to restart the plants and build new ones. It is up
to us to continue expressing our protest.”He also called for donation to maintain the
METI tent. (By M, KASAHARA Mayumi)